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Webster 1913 Edition
Barely
Bare′ly
,adv.
1.
Without covering; nakedly.
2.
Without concealment or disguise.
3.
Merely; only.
R.
For now his son is duke.W.
Barely
in title, not in revenue. Shakespeare
4.
But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare (of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly;
as, there was
. barely
enough for all; he barely
escapedWebster 1828 Edition
Barely
BA'RELY
,adv.